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Russian citizens will now be subjected to stricter restrictions and discrimination following President Vladimir Putin’s signing of a bill to expand on the so-called ‘gay propaganda law.’ The so-called ‘gay propaganda law,’ was originally signed in 2013 and banned media from ‘promoting’ “non-traditional values,” including same-sex relationships and gender diversity, to citizens under 18 years […]
Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki | Auckland Arts Festival 2023 programme has been gleefully announced, featuring a collection of internationally acclaimed showstoppers and hotly anticipated homegrown premieres. Here are express’ recommendations for unmissable experiences. THE SAVAGE COLONISER SHOW The world premiere of the stage adaptation of Tusiata Avia’s blistering poetry collection, The Savage Coloniser Show, […]
Two men who were serving in the Indonesian military have been kicked out of the army and jailed for seven months after being convicted of conducting same-sex sexual relations. Despite same-sex sexual relations being legal in most parts of Indonesia – with the exception of the province of Aceh, the nation’s military still bars its […]
Today (1 December) is World AIDS Day, and to celebrate, New Zealand’s leading HIV peer support organisation has released “I’m Healthy, and I Live with HIV” – a new video campaign to highlight that despite facing a myriad of challenges, people living with HIV can, and should, live quality, healthy lives. Body Positive Executive Director, […]
The United States Senate has approved the historic legislation providing federal protections for same-sex marriages in a bipartisan vote. The bill, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, received support from both sides of the increasingly polarised political divide. Needing 60 votes to pass, the evenly divided upper chamber voted 61 to 36, with 12 Republicans joining […]
Despite warnings of a potential terror plot against the event, thousands of people turned out to defiantly celebrate in the streets of Johannesburg for the city’s Pride parade. The event, which took place on Saturday, the 29th of October, was the first Pride parade in the city for two years due to Covid bringing the […]
With 20% of campground currently under water, management say they must make some “serious decisions.” Following two weeks of major rainfall, management at Uretiti Campground, a popular Christmas and New Year’s spot for Auckland’s gay community, are assuring this years celebrations, “will be different.” The defeated site supervisors say, “After 14 days 7 hours a […]
The ground-breaking kiwi-made LGBTQ+ series Rurangi has been awarded the Best Short Form Series at the International Emmy Awards in New York. Rurangi, which is both a television series and a feature film, tells the story of a trans-guy who returns to his remote rural New Zealand hometown after his urban life has been turned upside […]